Do not court death, and you will not die…
Wen Wen raised an eyebrow. This person had quite the nerve.
He was merely a supernatural being at the peak mastery realm, and he hadn't even detected Wen Wen's supernatural identity. One had to consider that when Wen Wen first entered, he hadn't deliberately concealed his aura.
However, his inexplicable confidence made Wen Wen feel that this person might indeed have some skills.
Suddenly, the blinding lights vanished. A square plate appeared before the statue. On the plate were a dice cup and a single die.
“Over there, something seems to have appeared.” Wen Wen pointed at the statue, reminding Chu Wei.
Chu Wei glanced back, then said to Wen Wen, “That’s the game we’re going to play. This time it’s rolling the dice. It seems the person with the lowest roll will be the ‘prey’.”
‘This time’ it’s rolling dice, which means the games might be different each time.
As soon as the dice appeared, the old man and the woman sprang into action, rolling the dice. One rolled a four, and the other rolled a five.
They knew that if they stopped dancing and hadn't chosen a ‘prey’, someone would die randomly.
Chu Wei, from somewhere, procured a plate of peanuts. While crunching on them, he explained to Wen Wen, “The woman is named Wu Fengxia, and the old man is Zheng Shengli. They are the operators of this motel. They’ve survived at least seven or eight games, and their luck seems to be quite good.”
Next, the cowering young man also stepped forward and rolled the dice. He got a three.
Seeing the three, he almost cried. What if he was the one with the lowest roll?
“That useless young man is named Lu Yu. He came with me, so just consider him a background character.”
Finally, the little girl stood up. Wen Wen finally saw her face. Her eyes were red and swollen, streaked with tears, but… Wen Wen felt there was a hint of anticipation in her gaze.
She rolled the dice with a very standard motion. The die showed a six!
While she was rolling, Wen Wen caught a glimpse of something she was holding in her arms. It seemed to be a box with some kind of pattern on it, similar to the designs of this motel.
However, before Wen Wen could get a good look, the little girl hugged the box tighter and glanced at Wen Wen and the other. She seemed to be looking forward to seeing their dice rolls.
Then she returned to her seat, burying her face, only her eyes peeking out to observe the outside.
“You think that little girl is strange, right? Me too.” Chu Wei popped a few more peanuts into his mouth. “I don’t know how many times she’s survived, because no one is willing to tell me anything about her.”
Wen Wen nodded, then looked at Chu Wei and asked, “You’ve said so much, what about you?”
Chu Wei froze for a moment, then smiled and said, “Me? I only came last time and survived just one round.”
“Then how do you know so much?”
Chu Wei looked at Wen Wen in surprise. “Are you stupid? A detective, no less? Of course I investigated. The time between the two games was enough for me to investigate some things clearly.”
*You’re the stupid one, and your whole family is stupid!*
If Wen Wen had Yan Xiu’s mask, there would definitely be a ‘well’ symbol on his forehead right now…
“Then why are you telling me all this?”
Chu Wei pointed at the others and whispered, “Later, I’m going to deal with that statue. You help me keep an eye on Wu Fengxia, Zheng Shengli, and that little girl.”
“Under this game’s mechanics, if they’ve survived this long, they’re definitely not as harmless as they seem. You help me watch them then.”
This guy might actually have some skills. Wen Wen continued, “Why did you choose me to help you?”
“Those who came before me might have problems. You came after me, so you’re more trustworthy. Also, you’re a detective, so you’re more reliable than that Lu Yu.”
Wen Wen chuckled. “If it were me, I wouldn’t reduce my suspicion of someone just because they came after me.”
He was preparing to showcase his superior detective intellect to Chu Wei. He couldn’t just let the insult of being called stupid slide.
But Chu Wei had no intention of replying. He nudged Wen Wen. “Hurry up and roll the dice. If we don’t finish the game quickly, that thing will start killing people again.”
Wen Wen walked to the statue helplessly, picked up the dice, and gave them a casual roll, his face immediately darkening.
He had rolled a two, making him the lowest again.
Wen Wen was almost ready to explode. He suspected the statue was targeting him.
Chu Wei patted Wen Wen’s shoulder. “Don’t worry, I’m here. As long as you don’t court death, you won’t die.”
With that, he confidently rolled the dice.
One!
After rolling the dice, Chu Wei said with a smile tinged with bitterness, “See? In this kind of death game, as long as there are no accidents, I’m the one who loses. Also, if someone needs to die randomly, it will only be me.”
Wen Wen looked at Chu Wei with a strange expression. This guy was truly an exceptional unlucky person.
With the ‘prey’ chosen, the statue stopped dancing. Chu Wei raised his hand and shouted to the others in the motel,
“Everyone, I’m the prey again this round. You should know I’m unkillable, so I hope you’ll stop wasting your efforts targeting me.”
Seeing that Chu Wei, who couldn’t die, was the ‘prey’, everyone except Wen Wen looked unhappy.
With Chu Wei, who couldn’t die, being the ‘prey’, it meant no one was free this round.
And if no one died, at the start of the next round, the statue would randomly kill someone!
Ignoring everyone’s expressions, Chu Wei swaggered over to the statue and said, “Next, I’d like to see what you’re made of.”
After speaking, Chu Wei took out something resembling a piece of chewing gum from his small bag, twisted it casually, and stuck it onto the statue. Then he immediately turned and ran.
He had only taken a few steps when the statue exploded violently. The entire house shook from the blast, dust flew everywhere, and flames erupted. If they hadn't been far away, the others would have been caught in Chu Wei’s collateral damage.
The little girl screamed piercingly from the shock, and the others also looked uneasy.
Chu Wei, who was closest to the explosion, was sent sprawling to the ground.
Wen Wen looked at Chu Wei, who was lying on the ground, with a peculiar expression. Was this guy really a disaster-level supernatural being? Was he really the same person who had controlled the scene before?
Why did he seem worse than a well-trained ordinary person?
Chu Wei quickly and nimbly got up from the ground, turned around to look at the unharmed statue, and pouted in dissatisfaction.
“This containment object is quite sturdy.”
Wen Wen couldn’t help but retort, “But you’re not sturdy.”
The clothes on Chu Wei’s back were all blown off, the skin on his back was scorched, and a piece of broken wood was stuck in his backside…
“Then let’s try something more exciting.”
Chu Wei rummaged through his bag again. This time he pulled out five pieces!